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Kariya City Art Museum
刈谷市美術館
The museum features a rich collection of local, modern, post-war, and contemporary art. Visitors can also enjoy traditional matcha green tea and Japanese sweets at the authentic teahouse 'Sakichian' located within the museum grounds.
Hours, tickets and current exhibitions are on the official site.
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Kariya City Art Museum opened in Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan in 1983. The collection focuses on local, modern, post-war, and contemporary art, and includes some 3,441 works by 168 artists, as of April 2020.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Museum basics
- Founded
- 1983
- Architect
- 大建設計
- Building completed
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- Renovated
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- Director
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- Operated by
- 刈谷市
- Annual visitors
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- National treasures
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- Important cultural properties
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- Site area
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- Floor area
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- Exhibition area
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- Architectural features
- 京都の北山杉をふんだんに使用した茶室建築
- 茶室「佐喜知庵」の併設
Visit info
- Hours
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- Tickets
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- Avg. visit time
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- Reservation
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- Nearest station
- 刈谷駅, 徒歩約10分
- Address
- Kariya 住吉町
Note: 月曜日、祝日の翌日、年末年始、展示替え・館内整備日、特別警報発表時など
Rules & amenities
- Photography
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- Audio guide langs
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- Wheelchair
- Yes
- Kid-friendly
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- Café
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- Shop
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Collection
- Collection size
- 2,977 works
- Top departments
- 原画（絵本・雑誌、広告、ポスター等）
- 現代の美術
- 戦後の美術
- 近代の美術
- 郷土の美術
- Featured artists
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More info
- Official site
- www.city.kariya.lg.jp/museum ↗
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia ↗
Frequently asked questions
茶室「佐喜知庵」の名前の由来は何ですか？⌃
美術館の開館に合わせ、トヨタグループ各社からの寄付を受けて併設された茶室で、豊田紡織創業者の豊田佐吉から「佐」、トヨタ自工創業者の豊田喜一郎から「喜」、知識の「知」から一字ずつ拝借して命名されました。
Sources
— Official website — city.kariya.lg.jp ↗ · Wikipedia (Japanese) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikipedia (English) ↗ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikidata — Q11396288 ↗ (CC0) · Official PDF — 刈谷市美術館公式 SNS 運用方針について （PDF 142.6KB） ↗ (3 pages) · Official PDF — バス時刻表（刈谷駅から美術館） （PDF 129.2KB） ↗ (2 pages) · Official PDF — バス時刻表（美術館から刈谷駅） （PDF 169.4KB） ↗ (2 pages)artible is an independent guide and is not affiliated with this museum. Facts are surfaced with attribution to the sources below.
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